Chapter 755: Living in the Capital Is Not Easy

After going through hardships and obstacles, falling into despair several times, and rekindling hope several times, Yang Ji and Chen Zhuangshi finally returned to the capital.

The city wall of the capital is in sight.

Chen Zhuangshi was so excited that he rode his horse and galloped wildly.

His riding skills are not what they used to be.

Nearly 10,000 miles back and forth is enough to make him a good enough rider.

It can be said that when you mount a horse, you can kill the enemy with a knife, and when you get off a horse, you can write and kill.

"Brother Yang, why aren't you excited? Could it be that Brother Yang is not happy to return to the capital? How nice the capital is, the world of flowers and music every night, I have missed it for a long time."

Yang Ji was calm and restrained by nature, "Even if you are excited, you don't have to show it."

"Brother Yang's temperament is too dull, not good, not good. I don't know if anyone will pick us up at the gate of the city."

"There is no need to pick up and drop off, which saves a lot of trouble, and avoids welcoming and sending off."

Chen Zhuangshi sneered and said, "Brother Yang, you might as well become a monk!"

Yang Ji said solemnly: "I did have the idea of ​​becoming a monk once. But my mother didn't allow it, so I had to give up. But I gave myself a dharma name."

"What dharma name? Brother Yang, tell me quickly."

"Far Mountain Layman."

puff!

Chen Zhuangshi laughed loudly, "Brother Yang and I went to the Western Regions and witnessed the exotic scenery with my own eyes, and my heart was very excited. Brother Yang clearly has ambitions and ambitions in his heart, otherwise he would not have agreed to go to Xiliang to do great things. Why are you in the capital now? , Brother Yang is pretending to be aloof from the world again? It really makes me feel ashamed."

The corner of Yang Ji's mouth twitched, "You don't understand, I'm not surprised by flattery or humiliation."

Pooh!

High-sounding.

Fart's flattery.

Just like to pretend to be a superior person, for people to look up to.

It's obviously too vulgar, so why bother to imitate the attitude of a master outside the world.

Chen Zhuangshi took a sip of the sweet potato wine, "Has anyone ever said that Brother Yang is being hypocritical?"

Yang Ji glanced at Chen Zhuangshi, "Brother Chen talks too much,

Shut up now! "

Chen Zhuangshi laughed out loud.

Feeling proud of successfully angering Yang Ji.

Yang Ji was speechless.

Chen Zhuangshi is simply a scourge.

The city wall is ahead.

The two dismounted and lined up to enter the city.

"There are so many people, I don't know how long the queue will be."

"That's nothing. There are more people at the south gate. In order to save time, everyone deliberately bypassed the south gate and entered the capital from the west gate."

A traveling merchant chatted with Chen Zhuangshi.

"Both of you are foreigners, are you coming to Beijing for the first time?"

You Shang looked at the two of them leading the horse and was very envious.

Chen Zhuangshi grinned, showing his white teeth, "My two brothers visited the capital many years ago. After a few years, I didn't expect such a big change. It takes such a long queue to enter the city gate."

Traveling merchants are obviously talkative, "Nowadays more and more people come to the capital, queuing is inevitable. The most hateful thing is that the rent in the capital is rising every year. A shack with air leaks from all sides dares to ask for four hundred yuan a month. It's money grabbing.

Can the two of you rent a room? In my opinion, both of them are owners with good money. If you want to rent a house, don’t choose to rent a house in the city, just go to Xinmin County to rent a house. The houses in Xinmin County are all newly built, sturdy, ventilated, and have special bathrooms. And the rent is not too expensive. If you are a scholar, it is very convenient to go to Wenqing Bookstore or Shanhe Academy. "

Speaking of the house, everyone who lined up together joined the group chat and started the chat mode.

People kept complaining about the housing prices and rents in the capital.

The house in Nancheng has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is dilapidated, and it dares to open its mouth like a lion. For a dilapidated house, you dare to ask for seven or eight hundred Wen a month, and some even ask for a tael of silver a month.

absurd!

"What's even more hateful is that some people pretend to be the landlord to rent out the house. After the rent is paid, the real landlord comes to the door. There is a dispute between the two sides. I wait for the renter to be caught in the middle and suffer. Maybe I will be kicked out and the rent will not be returned. "

"My brother-in-law's cousin is my brother-in-law's brother-in-law, and he works in the Four Seas Commercial Company. I heard from him that the houses in the southern part of the city are very messy. The ancestors bought the property, and the sons divided the family, and the son divided the grandson, and the grandson continued to divide the family. After several generations, one house has been divided into dozens of families. You have one house, and I have one house. The whole family lives under one roof, and they are all passed down by one ancestor. There are constant disputes all day long. Even Sihai Commercial Bank doesn't want to deal with this group of people."

"I wait for outsiders to rent a house. Don't rent a house in such a chaotic place. It is noisy all day long and there is no peace. It is also necessary to guard against petty theft and three aunts and six women. It is better to rent a house in Xinmin County and enjoy the peace. For example, in the second phase of Xinmin County, the renters are all scholars, and they feel that they are full of culture when walking inside."

"The first phase of Xinmin County is also good, although they are all refugees. However, the refugee families are simple, the population is small, and there are few disputes. Living there is not only cheap but also quiet."

"The refugees in the first phase of Xinmin County were very lucky. If I had known about the benefits, I would have given up my family property to be a refugee. I heard that when the refugees bought houses, they bought them one by one for a few hundred yuan. I can buy one."

"A few hundred Wen is the down payment. The cheapest house costs six or seven taels of silver."

"We rent a house in the capital, and it costs a few hundred yuan a month. After a year, we can buy a house in the same year. It's a pity that I didn't catch up with such a good thing."

"I heard people say that the sixth phase of Xinmin County just released 1,000 houses yesterday. If anyone has money, he might as well buy a house with a loan. I heard people say that the houses in Xinmin County give priority to me and other small people, and give the most preferential treatment. loan."

"After buying a house and spending money on a set of furniture, I can rent it out. The rent can be used to offset the loan, and there is still a sum of money left over, which is enough for a family to live on."

"It's really worth buying a house in Xinmin County."

"It's a pity that I'm so shy that I can't come up with a down payment of ten taels."

"Nowadays ten taels of silver can't buy a house. For houses in the sixth phase, the down payment has been increased to fifteen taels. If the house has a large area, the down payment is a full thirty taels."

"Thirty taels, I can't save it for a few years."

"Yeah! It's too expensive."

"No thirty taels, fifteen taels, think of a way, there is always. Let me tell you, if you miss this village, you won't have this shop. Houses in Xinmin County will only become more and more expensive in the future. Don't expect houses to drop in price. Take advantage of the present If you can still afford it, buy it quickly. When I come back to the capital, I will borrow money from my relatives. If the loan goes well, I will also buy a house."

"Thousands of houses in the sixth phase have been sold before. I heard that many houses have been rented out, and they are all rented to scholars who come to Beijing. Next year is the year of the imperial examination, and there will be more scholars who need to rent houses. Now If you buy a house just in time for the imperial examination year, you won’t have to worry about not being able to rent it out.”

"That makes sense!"

Yang Ji and Chen Zhuangshi listened to the gossip of the little people chatting about the capital with great interest.

Chen Zhuangshi whispered to Yang Ji, "I didn't expect houses in Xinmin County to be so popular. Brother Yang, do you want to consider buying a house in Xinmin County?"

Yang Ji nodded, "That's exactly what I mean."

Houses in Xinmin County are not expensive as long as they don't have a garden.

A few hundred taels a set, it’s good to buy it, live in your own family, or rent it out.

The two of them took a trip to Xiliang, both of whom were not short of money.

Great Zhou scholars are rare in Xiliang. The nobles competed to invite, sending money, goods and women.

A set of hardcover version "Past Life, Present Life and Ghost Love" with color printing can be exchanged for a hundred taels of gold in Xiliang Wangcheng.

Things from Dazhou are always valuable in Xiliang.

Books are even more valuable.

With the development of trade in the past few years, the nobles of Xiliang yearned for the culture of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Da Zhou's books are treasures to them.

Yang Ji is worthy of being a top student.

During his one-year stay in Xiliang, he was busy planning to become a national teacher without hope, and at the same time translated several books. Translating Dazhou characters into Xiliang characters, with beautiful words, was favored by Xiliang nobles.

The king of Xiliang once wanted to keep Yang Ji in Xiliang, and he did not hesitate to promise high-ranking officials and rich salary to lure Yang Ji.

Of course, the barbaric land of Xiliang couldn't keep the ambitious Yang Ji in his heart.

The king of Xiliang was very sorry, and sent Yang Ji away with a gift of a thousand pieces of gold.

Yang Ji is now a rich man who is not short of money.

Chen Zhuangshi is also not short of money.

With his mouth, he cheated a lot of good things from the nobles of Xiliang.

The poor peasant students back then are now rich and well-dressed, but they have never forgotten their original aspirations.

The team moved forward slowly, and finally it was the turn of the two.

After checking the citation documents and paying the city gate tax, the two entered the capital smoothly.

After entering the capital, another health fee was paid.

The capital became more and more prosperous.

The two went directly to Master Shi's home in Academy Hill.

When they arrived at the historian's house, the two received the warmest hospitality.

"The old man has already sent someone to inform the madam. The madam must be very happy to learn that you have returned to Beijing. The two of you will rest for two days. Then the old man will take you to see the madam."

"Thank you, Master Shan!"

"Sit down, sit down. Talk to the old man about the customs of Xiliang."